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Dr. Richard Rawson
Richard A. Rawson, Ph.D., is an Associate Director of UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs and Professor-in-Residence at the UCLA Department of Psychiatry, in which he has been a member for more than 20 years. He received a Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of Vermont in 1974. Dr. Rawson oversees clinical trials on pharmacological and psychosocial addiction treatments. He is principal investigator of the Los Angeles County Evaluation System Program (LACES) and the California Outcome System Monitoring Program (CalOMS). He has led addiction research and training projects for the United Nations, the World Health Organization, and the U.S. State Department, exporting science-based knowledge to many parts of the world. Dr. Rawson has published 2 books, 27 book chapters, and over 150 peer-reviewed articles and has conducted over 1,000 workshops, paper presentations, and training sessions.
Dr. Desirée Crèvecoeur-MacPhail
Desirée Crèvecoeur-MacPhail, Ph.D. received her doctorate from Claremont Graduate University in Social Psychology and master's degree in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University. Throughout her work at UCLA-ISAP she has been responsible for the examining engagement and retention, and designed research reports that have assisted the county in performance management. As a Research Associate she assisted with collaborative efforts given her role as Project Director of the Los Angeles County Evaluation System (LACES). Her involvement with treatment providers benefited the study as she served as a critical liaison to the treatment community. In addition she has designed and implemented evaluation programs; supervised staff; addressed all correspondence from County, Commissions, and external sources; coordinate and chair meetings with county and state officials, treatment providers, and other stakeholders; compose reports, articles, and newsletters, conduct literature searches.
Loretta L. Denering, M.S.
Loretta L. Denering received her Master of Science degree in Clinical Psychology from California Lutheran University. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a minor in Latin American Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles. She serves as lead project staff on the Los Angeles County Evaluation System (LACES). She has also served as key project staff on federal and statewide evaluation projects including evaluations of the California Outcome Measurement System (CalOMS) and the California Access to Care Effort (CARE). As an Interviewer, she has administered a variety of AOD questionnaires and instruments to study participants in addition to conducting formal interviews with AOD providers, assessors, government officials and stakeholders. As a Project Coordinator, she has assisted Principal Investigators on grant preparations and submissions, IRB submissions, and survey development. In addition to performing data management and analysis activities, she has co-authored a number of articles, reports, and newsletters.